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Jason,<br><br>Let me add another wrinkle to this divorce situation and the civil magistrate. The official statistics show that in 94% of divorces where the custody of children is involved, they are awarded to the mother or maternal grandparents. Thus if a child is exempted from obeying his/her father due to a divorce, that would create a serious situation for the child. Why? Because the statistics also show that over 64% of children that are raised by single mothers get into some form of "trouble". God's Word seems to teach that a man as the head of the household is the "ideal" and desired situation. Where there is no man, problems do arise despite the best efforts of the mother. This is clearly NOT an attempt to cast stones at godly women who are doing their best to raise their children according to the Scriptures. However, the vast majority of single mothers are not Christians. Thus the statistics reflect how children are raised by ungodly women.<br><br>In His Grace,